Brake for railroad-cars.



No. 723,642. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903.

J. E. BOZELL.

BRAKE. FOR RAILROAD GARS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. BOZELL, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

BRAKE FOR RAILROAD-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming pm Letters Patent No. 723,642, dated March 24, 1 903. Application filed November 19, l9 O 2. Serial No. 132,015. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. BOZELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have made a certain new and.useful Invention in Brakes for Railroad-Oars; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, referencebeinghad tothe accompanyingdra-Wings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention as applied. 7 Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. 3. Fig.3isa section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view showing the connection of bar t with loop 1;.

The inventionrelates to brakes for railwaycars; and it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings the letter a designates the bottom of a car, and b the wheel-frame or truck below the same. The wheels are indicated at c, and d represents an operating-lever, or a shaft may-be employed instead of a lever for putting on the brakes. Transverse the frame I) are rods or bars 6, whereby the transverse brake-bars f are suspended by means of links g of short length. To the brake-bars are secured the brakeshoes h.

To a middle bearing of the frame b is pivoted an angle-lever Z, the vertical arm of which is connected to the operating-lever d by means of a connecting-rod m, which if a turning shaft is employed instead of a lever should have a short winding-chain attached to its end. To the horizontal arm of the angle-lever is pivoted the short vertical connecting rod or bar 19, which extends downward from said arm and has its lower end located between the cheeks of the pivot-seats q of the horizontally-extending bifurcated push-bars s s, which are respectively connected to opposite brake-bars f, these being arranged, respectively, in braking relation to the front and rear wheels of the truck. The pivotholes r of the pivot-seats of the push-bars are slightly enlarged with reference to the pivotstron g loops 1*.

bolt in order to allow a slight lateral pivotal motion; The branches t of the push-bars 8 di vergetoward the brake-barsf, against which their ends abut about half-way between the middle and ends of said brake-bars, to which the ends of said branches are connected by These bifurcated push-bars are made very strong, and when they are lifted by means of the an gle-lever and its connections they tend to straighten between the brake-bars toward or into the horizontal plane, thereby exerting a powerful pushing action against the brake-bars, and because of the slight lateral pivotal motion allowed when the push-bars are pivoted together all the four brake-shoes are put in powerful action at once in an equalized manner. In order to take the brakes off, the operating-lever is loosened and then the weight of the push bars and connections to the angle-lever cause the push-bars to drop at the point when they are pivoted together, thus pulling the brakebars toward each other.

In order that the brakes shall be applied in a graduated manner to avoid undue shock, the connecting-bar to the angle lever is pro* vided with a spring-cushion 2, which is designed to take up the initial strain.

The bifurcated push-bars are usually made each of two bars wrought in form and riveted together, as indicated in the drawings.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A railway-car brake, the combination with the truck-frame, and operating-lever, of the transverse rods of the truck-frame, the opposite brake-bars linked, to, such rods, the angle-lever and its connection to the operatinglever, the cushion-spring of this connection, the vertical connection of the angle-lever and the bifurcated push-bars connected to, and engaging the brake-bars, and pivoted loosely together and to said vertical connection, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of-two witnesses, JOHN Witnesses:

MARCELLUS A; OHIPMAN,

D. O. CHIPMAN.

E.- B oZELL 

